I tried my new aero bars today on a 60 mile ride. I spent a lot of time on the bars and my avg. speed on the bike was in the normal range for a solo ride of that distance, so they didn't make me a lot faster like I was hoping. They are nice for taking some weight off the hands and butt. Perhaps with more practice or longer rides I'll notice some speed increase. I spent some time fiddling with the set-up in the shop and didn't need to make any mid-ride adjustments. I've never used any other aero bars, so I don't have any basis for comparison, but I'm happy with the purchase so far. Very easy to set up and adjust, and they seem to be easy to remove when I need pack the bike for travel. I was expecting to have to put some risers on the bar, but I don't think I'll need to because the bars are already pretty high. My bike is set up for randonneuring, so the bars are pretty much level with the saddle. We'll see how it feels on a longer ride.
